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Three U.S. airports to unveil American Heart Association Hands-Only CPR training kiosks
Amid record-high airline travel this summer, the American Heart Association – the world’s leading voluntary health organization devoted to fighting cardiovascular disease – is debuting Hands-Only CPR training kiosks at select international airports across the United States, providing even more opportunities for travelers to learn how to save lives.
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American Heart Association Institute For Precision Cardiovascular Medicine Announces Innovation and Discovery Grant Recipients
DALLAS, July 18, 2017 – The American Heart Association (AHA) Institute for Precision Cardiovascular Medicine announced recipients for new research grants, made possible by support from Bayer, in three critical disease areas: small vessel disease, chronic kidney disease and heart failure.
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Retired Houston corporate CEO, current Dallas hospital system CEO to lead American Heart Association as top volunteers in 2017-18
DALLAS, June 30, 2017 – The American Heart Association, the world’s leading voluntary organization dedicated to building healthier lives, free of cardiovascular diseases and stroke, has elected its national volunteer officers for the 2017-18 fiscal year,...
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University of Kentucky epidemiologist, Harvard scientist, Dallas philanthropist receive American Heart Association’s top volunteer honor
The American Heart Association (AHA), the world’s leading voluntary health organization devoted to fighting cardiovascular disease, presented its 2017 Gold Heart Award to Lexington, Kentucky physician Donna Arnett, Ph.D., MSPH, FAHA; Boston, Massachusetts physician Joseph Loscalzo, M.D., Ph.D., FAHA; and Dallas, Texas executive Ronald Haddock.
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American Heart Association honors top national volunteers
The American Heart Association, the world’s leading voluntary health organization devoted to fighting cardiovascular disease and stroke, honored its annual “best of the best” from the ranks of its 30 million volunteer supporters during ceremonies in Dallas on June 21.
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Study: AHA Guidelines to Treating Patients with Coronary Artery Disease
The most recent dual antiplatelet guidelines from the American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology encourage healthcare providers to take a customized approach to treating patients with coronary artery disease. Healthcare providers can find out more about the latest best practices for using dual antiplatelet therapy by going to www.heart.org/amitoolkit.
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Hospital based program launched to improve outcomes for stroke patients in China to impact world’s largest population
BEIJING, June 24, 2017 – Delivering big, positive stroke outcomes for the world’s largest population is the aim of the American Stroke Association (ASA) and Chinese Stroke Association (CSA) with the launch of a quality improvement program adapted from...
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In spite of extraordinary progress, more needs to be done to save women from heart disease, says American Heart Association CEO
Washington, D.C., June 22, 2017 – American Heart Association CEO Nancy Brown and co-author of the study “Knowledge, Attitudes, and Beliefs Regarding Cardiovascular Disease in Women” published today in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, issued the following comments:
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Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology names new editor
On July 1, 2017, Paul J. Wang, M.D., will become the new editor of Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology, one of 12 American Heart Association scientific journals.
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New editor of Circulation: Heart Failure announced
Nancy K. Sweitzer, M.D., Ph.D., will become the editor of Circulation: Heart Failure, one of 12 American Heart Association scientific journals, on July 1, 2017.
